Pearl Harbor survivor George Bland dies

One of the last survivors of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, a Virginian, has died.

A spokesperson for the Virginia War Memorial Education Foundation confirmed Monday that George Bland has died.

Bland served on the USS West Virginia, where he was a member of the fire brigade, a mess steward and a gun loader. The day after the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor, Bland was transferred to the USS Mugford.

A day after asking the commission Monument Avenue Commission to "include an examination of the removal and/or relocation of some or all of the Confederate statues," Mayor Levar Stoney is standing by his request.

A day after asking the commission Monument Avenue Commission to "include an examination of the removal and/or relocation of some or all of the Confederate statues," Mayor Levar Stoney is standing by his request.